January 28, 2010
Lent: Planning Your Menu
Considering giving up meat or dairy for Lent? With these recipes and cookbooks, forty days will fly by.
During Lent (which starts Feb. 17 on the Liturgical calendar and Feb. 15 on the Eastern Orthodox calendar), many Christians abide by the ritual of fasting and abstaining from meat and dairy products.
To help plan your menus, The HSUS has several cookbook suggestions, many recipe ideas and other helpful tips for savory and sensational meals.
They'll be so good you won't feel like you are giving up anything at all.
Ten great cookbooks
If you're thinking of trying out a new cookbook (or two) during Lent, give one of our favorites a try. By the book
Our favorite recipes
Dozens of recipes, organized by meal, to keep you inspired. AÀ la carte
Recipe of the week
Every week, in our Humane Eating section, we feature a new recipe on our website. Recipes come from our favorite chefs, authors, and from our friends at Compass Group, the world's largest food service company, which recently announced its "Be a Flexitarian" initiative.
Try out a few recent recipes: